Krunal Pandya Biography 2023: The Journey of an All Rounder

At present, this good-looking cricketer is single and is focusing on his game. A cricketer who specializes in playing hit shots on mid-wicket loves to read books. Rahul Dravid, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Kevin Pietersen, and Mathew Hayden are his favorite batsmen. Krunal likes Brett Lee and James Anderson among the bowlers. Gujarati food is his favorite food. Apart from cricket, he also loves the cinema.

Like many others and youngsters, John Abraham is his favorite actor, and among actress Yami Gautam he is very much liked. Talking of films, Hollywood cinema comes first on their list and Four Pillars of Basement and Friends with Benefits are their favorite films. 3 Mistakes of My Life written by Chetan Bhagat is his favorite book. Read Virat Kohli life introduction here.

Krunal Pandya Career

Considered an all-rounder in cricket, Krunal wanted to become a cricketer since childhood. He started his first-class cricket career in 2012 from Baroda. Playing with his team, he impressed everyone with his performance in first-class cricket. Based on this performance, he got an opportunity to play for IPL, India A’s T20, and India A. He started his international T20 career against Australia on 26 January 2016 in Adelaide. He got a chance to learn the tricks of cricket under the coaching of Kiran More and Jitendra Singh.

IPL Career

If anyone goes to credit for making Krunal the shining star of cricket, it is the IPL. He has achieved this position through this sports competition, which every cricketer wishes. From his very first IPL match in April 2016, Krunal made a strong presence. While bowling, he got Dinesh Karthik, the most dangerous batsman of Gujarat Lions, caught by Harbhajan Singh in the deep. In this match held at the Wankhede Stadium, he bowled economically in four overs conceded just 20 runs, and took one wicket.

Interesting Facts

• Krunal Pandya is the elder brother of Hardik Pandya.
• These two are the first brothers to play in the same team in any IPL.During IPL 9, both brothers play with Mumbai Indians.
• These two brothers are good friends of the Pathan brothers (Irfan Pathan and Yusuf Pathan).
• Hardik Pandya was bought by Mumbai Indians for just Rs 10 lakh, while he paid 20 times more for Krunal.
• Keeping in mind the cricketing career of his sons, his father shifted his entire business from Surat to Baroda regardless of his business.
• Kiran More helped them a lot and they trained both brothers in their academy for 3 years at no charge.
• The horoscope of Krunal Pandya is Pisces.
• He wears a number 25 jersey during the IPL and domestic tournaments.

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